I upgraded my outbound flights to experience Finnair’s new business class offering.
Stockholm to Turku by Ferry
A highlight of this year’s race was our crossing from Sweden to Finland.
The Warm-Up
Italy to Slovenia by train proved more complicated than expected.
Herm
A brief visit to an even smaller channel island.
Visiting Sark
On this car-free island, life operates a bit differently.
A Novelty Flight
Our trip to Sark offered some much-needed aviation variety.
Three Nights In… Tbilisi
Spending some time in Tbilisi before BA’s inaugural flight out.
Overview: The Tbilisi Inaugural
Putting together a plan to experience BA’s first flight from Georgia.
Year in Review 2024
A particularly strong year for country counting – powered more by trains than planes.
My 20th Anniversary Flight
To mark two decades in the air, I recreated my first ever flight.
Bari to Durres by Ferry
An overview of the overly-complex foot passenger experience.
Interrail Highlights
The best three of the twenty trains I took between London and Tirana.
Finding my way across Europe
My route from London to Tirana – which I largely figured out along the way!
Overview: The Albanian Connection
Links to the coverage I produced during my race across Europe.
Overview: DMV24
Through points and perks, I was able to join a friend at the opera – in Washington DC!
Two Nights In… Luxembourg
A luxury hotel proved an agreeable base for my explorations of 2024’s second new country.
24 hours in… Monaco
My visit to the smallest of the UN countries was a wash out…
Year in Review 2023
Sizing up another busy year of travel.
Around the world with Finnair and JAL
Between Finland and Japan I was able to try each nation’s flag carrier – and circumnavigate the globe!
An overnight visit to Hakone
Doing the best bits of the Hakone loop twice, and an ill-fated quest for magical eggs…